An opportunity has arisen to join our Housing Repairs Service based at Hamilton House as an Assistant Maintenance Team Leader, helping deliver priority, urgent and scheduled repairs across our housing stock.
Key responsibilities:
- To assist the Housing Repairs Service (HRS) and the Partnership in the delivery of the Decent Homes Standard, Council Letting Standard and any other relevant standards.
- To act as a link between the Council and its tenants, in relation to the Service including pre and post inspections of works, ensuring that the Council’s building stock is maintained to the highest standard.
- To gather stock condition information by undertaking surveys and inspections of Council properties.
- To assist the HRS Team Leaders in carrying out effective repairs.
- To manage HRS Apprentices throughout their apprenticeship.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- Experience of managing employees, ensuring compliance with HR policies and procedures.
- Ability to identify and problem solve to achieve an effective repair.
- Experience of managing employee's workloads.
- Ability to make decisions on identifying repairs and faults.
- Ability to make decisions on acceptable standards of work.
- Ability to prioritise workload and work under pressure.
- Knowledge of health and safety in the construction environment.
Benefits we offer:
- Flexible working options / Flexi time scheme
- Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays
- Local government pension scheme (currently 23.4% employer contribution)
- Employee online discount scheme (including cinema, retail / supermarkets and homeware / tech)
- Health and Wellbeing support
- Sustainable Travel Options (Tax free bike scheme and discounted City parking).
- Free on-site parking at Hamilton House.
For an informal discussion, please contact Amy Larder (Maintenance Manager) on amy.larder@lincoln.gov.uk
In order to complete your application, please download and read the job description attached. You will find the essential criteria required for the role in the person specification section, so please ensure you address this in your supporting statement.
All external candidates are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks and a 6-month probationary period. This role also requires a basic DBS check.
As a Disability Confident Scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the vacancy.
